We always get questions about fireworks around the Fourth of July, but since the change to Maine’s law in 2012, now allowing the sale of consumer fireworks, we hear about more and more conflicts with wildlife and not just around the July holiday. This simple answer is yes, fireworks definitely disturb birds, but let’s consider […]| Maine Audubon
By Ethan Daly, Loon Restoration Team Technician I was recently checking in on one of our new loon nesting raft sites near Gray, Maine. As I stood on the shore, speaking with a volunteer about how to minimize human disturbances to the raft, we watched two paddle boarders weave in between our strategically placed raft […]| Maine Audubon